Brass Strand of Beads

Tiny discs in sunset colors, gathered up into a tidy, glittery cord.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Strands of metal beads were traditionally worn as ornament and as a form of portable wealth in many parts of Africa and Asia. Many flat, round beads in warm ruddy and gold tones, pressed together without spacers. Slight dulling gives the strand a worn-in glow. It sweeps in two large circles and an inner curved tail.

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